David Rintoul

David Rintoul (born David Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television actor. Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Theatre career

Rintoul has worked extensively in theatre with companies including the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. His appearances have included Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', '' Henry IV'', ''As You Like It'', and the title role in ''Macbeth''. Other stage appearances include George Bernard Shaw's '' Candida'' and '' Funny Girl''. In 2010 he played Charles Dickens in ''Andersen's English'', the new play by Sebastian Barry.

Selected theatre roles

*''Epsom Downs'', Joint Stock Theatre Company, 1977
*''The Speculator'' by David Greig – 1999 Traverse Theatre production at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, played John Law, and other roles
*'' Remembrance of Things Past'', Cottesloe and Olivier theatres, November 2000 – April 2001, as Charlus
*'' Dirty Dancing'' (Aldwych Theatre, London) as Dr Jake Houseman
*''Gaslight'' (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh)
*''Andersen's English'' by Sebastian Barry (Out of Joint and Hampstead Theatre), as Charles Dickens, 2010
*'' Nell Gwynn'' (Shakespeare's Globe) as Arlington, 2015

Television and film career

Rintoul's film credits include the title role in '' Legend of the Werewolf'' (1975), ''A.D.'' (1985), '' Unrelated'' (2007) and '' Is Anybody There?'' (2008). In 2010, he starred in the film ''The Ghost Writer'' with Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor.

In 1980, he played the role of Mr Darcy in a BBC television adaptation by Fay Weldon of ''Pride and Prejudice''. From 1993 to 1996 he played '' Doctor Finlay'' in the television series of the same name. His other television appearances include ''Prince Regent'', ''Taggart'', '' Hornblower'' and the ''Agatha Christie's Poirot film, The Mysterious Affair at Styles''. He voices three characters, Granddad Dog, Mr. Bull and Dr. Brown Bear, in the popular children's series ''Peppa Pig.'' He also voiced the knight 'Sir Boris' in the 1999 animation '' The Big Knights'' and the arch villain Cut Throat Jake in the newer version of '' Captain Pugwash''. He played the role of Noah in the 2013 History Channel's ''The Bible''. In 2016 he portrayed Aerys Targaryen in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in Season 6.

Selected television roles

*''1990'' as Philip Ross (1 episode, "You'll Never Walk Alone", 1978)
*''Taggart'' (2 episodes, 1990 and 2005)
*'' Hornblower'' as Dr. Clive, Ship's Surgeon (2001 and 2003)
*'' Doctor Finlay'' as Dr. John Finlay (1993–1996)
*''Alleyn Mysteries'' as Sir John Phillips (1993)
*''Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles'' as John Cavendish (1990)
*''Pride and Prejudice'' as Fitzwilliam Darcy (1980 adaptation)
* ''Prince Regent'' (1979) as Dr John Willis
*'' Lillie'' (1978) as Charles Longley
* ''Lord Peter Wimsey - Five Red Herrings'' as Jock Graham (1975)
*'' Captain Pugwash'' (1998 version) as Cut Throat Jake / Governor of Portobello / Lieutenant Scratchwood / The Admiral
*'' The Big Knights'' as Sir Boris
*''Peppa Pig'' as Granddad Dog / Mr. Bull / Dr. Brown Bear
*''Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom'' as Redbeard the Elf Pirate
*''Game of Thrones'' as Aerys II Targaryen
*''The Crown'' as Michael Adeane
*''Midsomer Murders'' “Blood on the Saddle” (2010) as Jack Fincher

Selected video games

*'' El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron'' as Azazel
*'' Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers'' as Ran'jit
*''RuneScape'' as Zaros
*'' Warhammer: Vermintide 2'' as Bardin Goreksson

Audiobook narration

Rintoul has narrated many audiobooks, including Frederick Forsyth's ''The Day of the Jackal'' and J. G. Ballard's '' Millennium People''. In 1986, he recorded unabridged readings of all of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and short stories for Chivers Audio Books (with the exception of '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', which has a first person female narrator). He also later recorded '' Nobody Lives Forever'' and ''Licence to Kill'', written by John Gardner. Whilst reading the prose with his usual speaking voice, Rintoul speaks Bond's dialogue with a mild Scottish accent.

He also narrated Robert Harris's ''Dictator'', the final volume of his Cicero trilogy. Rintoul took over this role from Bill Wallis, who had read the previous two books, ''Imperium'' and ''Lustrum'', but died two years before ''Dictators publication. He has narrated two young people's books, '' The Boggart'' (2009) and ''The Boggart and the Monster'' (2013) written by Susan Cooper. Since 2015, he has been narrating the character of Sir James Powell in the audio drama series '' John Sinclair – Demon Hunter''. In 2016 Rintoul narrated Philippe Sands' ''East West Street – the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"'', and in 2018 he narrated Dorothy Dunnett's novel of Macbeth '' King Hereafter''.

Personal life

Rintoul is married to actress Vivien Heilbron. A friend and University of Edinburgh classmate of Ian Charleson, Rintoul contributed a chapter to the 1990 book, ''For Ian Charleson: A Tribute''.Ian McKellen, Alan Bates, Hugh Hudson, et al
''For Ian Charleson: A Tribute''
London: Constable and Company, 1990. pp. 47–54. His brother, Dougie Wilson, is stage manager and £250,000 winner on ''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'' His sister Dorothy is married to the artist Alain Senez.

Notes

References

*Theatre Record and its annual Indexes

External links

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1948 births
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Audiobook narrators
Living people
People from Aberdeen
Scottish male voice actors
Scottish male stage actors
Scottish male television actors
Scottish male Shakespearean actors
Scottish expatriates in Spain
Royal Shakespeare Company members
Male actors from Aberdeen
20th-century Scottish male actors
21st-century Scottish male actors